Biography

Ruth Channing was born on May 18, 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Merry Widow (1934), Vanity Street (1932) and Lazy River (1934). She was married to Hamilton MacFadden. She died on December 8, 1992 in Brewster, Massachusetts, USA.

1930s MGM starlet educated at Notre Dame Academy in Boston and on stage from childhood as a dancer. Early on, suffered an injury which derailed her dancing career. Went to Hollywood in 1933 but made little headway, most of her film roles being uncredited.